THE MILL AND THE CROSS (MONDAY, THURSDAY)

MONDAY, 1/30 7 PM; THURSDAY, 2/2 9 PM. ‘Even before the opening credits run, “The Mill & the Cross” casts a transfixing spell, as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the great 16th-century Flemish artist, chats with his patron Nicholas Jonghelinck while he sketches studies for a large work he is preparing. In this lush and hypnotic examination of a painter’s work and the times in which he lived, Mr. Majewski presents an extended contemplation of the creative process itself. It isn’t the artist, it’s the art that’s the star here, and Mr. Majewski lavishes sophisticated, enchanting detail on its re-creation. He’s painting cinematically... an inspiring, alluring meditation about imagery and storytelling, the common coin of history, religion and art.’ -NY Times